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the last issue of one of the linchpins of the murdoch media empire. the inquiries ordered by parliament won't stop and there is a clamor on all sides of the aisle for something additional to happen as a result of the investigations that are now ongoing. this has been an extraordinary story in great britain with implications for a worldwide media empire. >> 168 years coming to an end. breaking news with mike taibbi. thank you so much. >>> mixed reviews for president obama's first-ever twitter town hall. during yesterday's hour-long event, the president took about 17 questions from users all over the country. most were about jobs and the budget, including this one from house speaker john boehner. boehner asking quote, after embarking on a record spending binge that's left us deeper in debt, where are the jobs? >> obviously, john's the speaker of the house. he's a republican and so this is a slightly skewed question. but what he's right about is that we have not seen fast enough job growth relative to the need. we haven't gotten the kind of cooperation t
the last issue of one of the linchpins of the murdoch media empire. the inquiries ordered by parliament won't stop and there is a clamor on all sides of the aisle for something additional to happen as a result of the investigations that are now ongoing. this has been an extraordinary story in great britain with implications for a worldwide media empire. >> 168 years coming to an end. breaking news with mike taibbi. thank you so much. >>> mixed reviews for president obama's...
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rupert murdoch's media empire under threat. a multibillion dollar deal is strapped as the british tabloid hacking scandal spreads possibly soon to the united states. >>> also, he's a washington power player who can instill fear in republican lawmakers who violate his anti-tax orthodoxy. we're going to talk about that, the debt ceiling, much more with grover norquist. >>> secret and fear as the chinese government crackdown intensifies. we'll take you inside an illegal underground church. >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. breaking news. political headlines. and jeanne moos all straight ahead. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> there's fresh fallout today from the hacking scandal that brought down one of britain's biggest newspapers, the prime minister david cameron has announced the public inquiry into eavesdropping and bribery by journalists working for media mogul rupert murdoch. amid the public fury, murdoch's corporation has dropped the $12 billion bid to take con
rupert murdoch's media empire under threat. a multibillion dollar deal is strapped as the british tabloid hacking scandal spreads possibly soon to the united states. >>> also, he's a washington power player who can instill fear in republican lawmakers who violate his anti-tax orthodoxy. we're going to talk about that, the debt ceiling, much more with grover norquist. >>> secret and fear as the chinese government crackdown intensifies. we'll take you inside an illegal...
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will it bring the rupert murdoch empire down here in the u.s.? today we got part of the answer to that question when the scandal took out the publisher of the wall street journal. les hinton, for 12 years, les hinton was the chairman of news international, publishes "news of the world," the sun, and the sunday times. that means les hinton was in charge when "news of the world" allegedly hacked into 13-year-old milly dowler's cell phone, deleting voice mails and giving her family false hope she was alive. les hinton was in charge in 2005 when the "news of the world" apparently tried to hack the phones of the families of the 7/7 london transit bombings, les hinton was in charge when they hacked banking, legal files, and tax affairs. hinton was in charged when "news of the world" was charged of hacking into the phones of 9/11 victims, and until today les hinton was in charge of the wall street journal. he has, today, resigned. he feels it is proper to resign from news corp. the phone hacking scandal first broke five years ago when a private investig
will it bring the rupert murdoch empire down here in the u.s.? today we got part of the answer to that question when the scandal took out the publisher of the wall street journal. les hinton, for 12 years, les hinton was the chairman of news international, publishes "news of the world," the sun, and the sunday times. that means les hinton was in charge when "news of the world" allegedly hacked into 13-year-old milly dowler's cell phone, deleting voice mails and giving her...
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>> the murdochs were on the defensive and had a lot to defend. i thought their presentation was rather good. i think murdoch -- he runs a company that is unbelievably diverse, and this one paper is a relatively small part of it. i am not surprised, and it is plausible that the committee had a sort of accepted his protestations that he was not aware of all of these shenanigans. what i found really interesting, however, was the way the committee conducted itself. hear, when you have hearings, like the polley north hearings, the inquisitors are on a podium looking down on the defendant there, it was like a british parliament cafeteria meeting. a lot more pointed, less pompous, more effective. >> good review. last word. see you next week. for a transcript of this broadcast, log on to insidewashington.tv.
>> the murdochs were on the defensive and had a lot to defend. i thought their presentation was rather good. i think murdoch -- he runs a company that is unbelievably diverse, and this one paper is a relatively small part of it. i am not surprised, and it is plausible that the committee had a sort of accepted his protestations that he was not aware of all of these shenanigans. what i found really interesting, however, was the way the committee conducted itself. hear, when you have...
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rupert murdoch stepping down. and it's political drama because he's so influential in british politics. and american politics. counselor, he knows there's criminal investigations on both sides of the atlantic. rupert murdoch and his depth tigs need to be careful, don't they? >> think of how difficult it is for them. they have to do two almost entirely contradictory things in their testimony tomorrow. one is they have to acknowledge responsibility. they have to say that what is completely obvious is that this was not some aberration. this was not one person or ten people. it was apparently thousands of people who were hacked and the idea that they didn't know is preposterous. but they can't confess to crimes. practically everyone around them has been arrested already. rebekah brooks, rupert murdoch's protÉge in great britain, arrested yesterday. they have to acknowledge but not admit. frankly, i don't know if it's possible. >> matthew, a bizarre twist. the whistleblower, shaun hoare found dead. what do we know abo
rupert murdoch stepping down. and it's political drama because he's so influential in british politics. and american politics. counselor, he knows there's criminal investigations on both sides of the atlantic. rupert murdoch and his depth tigs need to be careful, don't they? >> think of how difficult it is for them. they have to do two almost entirely contradictory things in their testimony tomorrow. one is they have to acknowledge responsibility. they have to say that what is completely...
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the others are rupert and james murdoch. but at this point, she is saying that this has become too much of a distraction for the company. a new ceo has been named but the stock is trading lower. zain verjee joins me in just a few minutes with the update on this and implications as well as the growing scandal here in the united states being investigated now by the fbi. >>> okay, i want a big old slab of butter, you do that this morning, because this day in history, margarine was patented in france. that was back in 1869. i remember growing up, my mom telling me the best thing for sliced bread. it is 40 minutes after the hour. >>> good friday morning, july 15th. that is the sun rising over new york, a shot across from time warner center where i am, and that beautiful, beautiful sun rise. i'm ali velshi joining you live from new york, it is 43 minutes after the hour. the debt ceiling debate, after five straight days of meeting, eating peas, drama, where do things stand? how does square one grab you? jessica yellin says congress
the others are rupert and james murdoch. but at this point, she is saying that this has become too much of a distraction for the company. a new ceo has been named but the stock is trading lower. zain verjee joins me in just a few minutes with the update on this and implications as well as the growing scandal here in the united states being investigated now by the fbi. >>> okay, i want a big old slab of butter, you do that this morning, because this day in history, margarine was...
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media babaon, rupert murdoch 's papers thrive here. but tonight, his empire rocked by a scan doll of its own. one that defies all sense of human decency. "the news of the world" for years the biggest english language newspaper in the world is dead. a desperate move by the world's biggest media tycoon to contain a scandal that has stained his entire global empire. >> nothing to say at this stage. >> reporter: rupert murdoch, whose reporters relentlessly hound people for stories was in sun valley, idaho, today, where was he tight-lipped. >> i have nothing to say at this stage. >> reporter: that was left to his son and heir. >> we now know that the practices that are being discussed that we're talking about here are such that we've fundamentally breached a trust with our readers. >> reporter: nothing, it seems, would stop can the news of the world's" pursuit of a sensational headline. in 2002, this nation was riveted by the story of 13-year-old milly dowler, who had vanished. this week, it was revealed that the paper had listened to her v
media babaon, rupert murdoch 's papers thrive here. but tonight, his empire rocked by a scan doll of its own. one that defies all sense of human decency. "the news of the world" for years the biggest english language newspaper in the world is dead. a desperate move by the world's biggest media tycoon to contain a scandal that has stained his entire global empire. >> nothing to say at this stage. >> reporter: rupert murdoch, whose reporters relentlessly hound people for...
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rupert murdoch's giant media empire reeling after a bombshell. his tabloid reporters bribing police and eavesdropping on the most vulnerable people in the news. >>> free woman. casey anthony will walk out of jail in days. hear why one juror says thth had to let her off. an abc news exclusive. >>> healthy living. could the long-awaited promise of stem cells now come true? see what they do for a damaged heart. >>> and, survival story. jaycee dugard, imprisoned, kidnapped by a predator for 18 years. tonight, how does a child give birth in a backyard? >> i wasn't alone. and i knew i could never let anything happen to her. >> jaycee dugard, a message of courage and life. >>> good evening. you may have suspected it was happening, but we confirm tonight the dark underbelly of tabloid journalism and what some of those reporters will do. here's a measure of the outrage. the biggest newspaper in england has been brought to its knees, closing, over. rupert murdoch, whose empire extends to america and includes fox news and "the wall street journal," shaken b
rupert murdoch's giant media empire reeling after a bombshell. his tabloid reporters bribing police and eavesdropping on the most vulnerable people in the news. >>> free woman. casey anthony will walk out of jail in days. hear why one juror says thth had to let her off. an abc news exclusive. >>> healthy living. could the long-awaited promise of stem cells now come true? see what they do for a damaged heart. >>> and, survival story. jaycee dugard, imprisoned,...
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murdoch. the scandal exploded with a teenager murdered in 2002. on monday in london, a private investigator working for the news of the world was accused of hacking into her cell phone and deleting messages giving her family false hope that millie was alive. and then britain learned the news of the world may have preyed on military families too. >> he was held by a sniper rifle. >> reporter: tony's son james was killed in action in afghanistan. he now believes james's hot mail was hacked by news of the world. prime minister david cameron kicked off the damage control. >> murder victims, terrorist victims, families who have lost loved ones, sometime defending our country, that these people could have had their phones hacked into in order to generate stories for a newspaper is simply disgusting. >> reporter: the prime minister was feeling vulnerable. he'd hired a former news of the world editor as his communications advisor. by the end of the week, andy colson had been arrested along with two other men. and the police themselves were facing investig
murdoch. the scandal exploded with a teenager murdered in 2002. on monday in london, a private investigator working for the news of the world was accused of hacking into her cell phone and deleting messages giving her family false hope that millie was alive. and then britain learned the news of the world may have preyed on military families too. >> he was held by a sniper rifle. >> reporter: tony's son james was killed in action in afghanistan. he now believes james's hot mail was...
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rupert murdoch stepping down. and it's political drama because he's so influential in british politics. and american politics. counselor, he knows there's criminal investigations on both sides of the atlantic. rupert murdoch and his depth tigs need to be careful, don't they? >> think of how difficult it is for them. they have to do two almost entirely contradictory things in their testimony tomorrow. one is they have to acknowledge responsibility. they have to say that what is completely obvious is that this was not some aberration. this was not one person or ten people. it was apparently thousands of people who were hacked and the idea that they didn't know is preposterous. but they can't confess to crimes. practically everyone around them has been arrested already. rebekah brooks, rupert murdoch's protÉge in great britain, arrested yesterday. they have to acknowledge but not admit. frankly, i don't know if it's possible. >> matthew, a bizarre twist. the whistleblower, shaun hoare found dead. what do we know abo
rupert murdoch stepping down. and it's political drama because he's so influential in british politics. and american politics. counselor, he knows there's criminal investigations on both sides of the atlantic. rupert murdoch and his depth tigs need to be careful, don't they? >> think of how difficult it is for them. they have to do two almost entirely contradictory things in their testimony tomorrow. one is they have to acknowledge responsibility. they have to say that what is completely...
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today who said that james murdoch himself, rupert murdoch's son, should face some kind of legal ramification over this, so there's a sense this has gone far too far and someone needs to take responsibility for it. >> thank you so much for joining me. >> no problem. >>> coming up, president obama overturns a policy that prevents him from reaching out to families of soldiers that committed suicide in war zone. that's coming up. >>> next, how the nba owners are using creative accounting methods. naturals from purina cat chow. delicious, real ingredients with no artificial flavors or preservatives. naturals from purina cat chow. share a better life. with new extra-strength bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles, enters the bloodstream faster and rushes relief to the site of pain. it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. my son and i never missed opening day. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. symbi
today who said that james murdoch himself, rupert murdoch's son, should face some kind of legal ramification over this, so there's a sense this has gone far too far and someone needs to take responsibility for it. >> thank you so much for joining me. >> no problem. >>> coming up, president obama overturns a policy that prevents him from reaching out to families of soldiers that committed suicide in war zone. that's coming up. >>> next, how the nba owners are using...
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today who said that james murdoch himself, rupert murdoch's son, should face some kind of legal ramification over this, so there's a sense this has gone far too far and someone needs to take responsibility for it. >> thank you so much for joining me. >> no problem. >>> coming up, president obama overturns a policy that prevents him from reaching out to families of soldiers that committed suicide in war zone. that's coming up. >>> next, how the nba owners are using creative accounting methods. you know when something's bad -- but you do it anyway? that's me with the blow dryer and the flat iron until i see smoke. so pantene said, "breakage and split ends? no problem." they gave me this pantene called breakage to strength. [ female announcer ] the keratin protection pro-v system helps prevent then repair split ends. zero fear of breakage, 100% more strength. no regrets, just health. i'm not giving up the heat. [ female announcer ] the breakage to strength system from pantene. i have copd.nouncer ] the breakage to strength system if you have it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and what t
today who said that james murdoch himself, rupert murdoch's son, should face some kind of legal ramification over this, so there's a sense this has gone far too far and someone needs to take responsibility for it. >> thank you so much for joining me. >> no problem. >>> coming up, president obama overturns a policy that prevents him from reaching out to families of soldiers that committed suicide in war zone. that's coming up. >>> next, how the nba owners are using...
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. >> stephen: let's talk about what's going on with murdoch. pretty juicy stuff over there and i bet you people in the nonnewscorp world are just licking your chops? (laughter) you just love this story? shouldn't you have to... shouldn't you non-murdoch papers have to recuse yourself? you can't be objective. >> do the math. you've got a $40 billion big blob that owns fox news, fox sports, "new york post," "wall street journal." they closed 168-year-old newspaper is and they're run by an 80-year-old i go guy who almost got hit by a pie in parliament and he was saved by his hot chinese wife. (laughter) that's a great story. >> stephen: that is a great story. >> come on! >> stephen: isn't it much ado about nothing? how bad of a deal is it to hack people's phones? that's journalism! (laughter) how do you know what the truth of a story is unless you are willing to do anything? ed myrrh row said "by any means necessary." (laughter) >> i don't think he meant hacking into a 13-year-old murder victim's phone and... >> stephen: okay you're playing the 13
. >> stephen: let's talk about what's going on with murdoch. pretty juicy stuff over there and i bet you people in the nonnewscorp world are just licking your chops? (laughter) you just love this story? shouldn't you have to... shouldn't you non-murdoch papers have to recuse yourself? you can't be objective. >> do the math. you've got a $40 billion big blob that owns fox news, fox sports, "new york post," "wall street journal." they closed 168-year-old newspaper...
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>> rupert murdoch said "news of the world" tried to hack into the voice mails of victims of the 9/11 attacks. >> as well as the voice mails of families of british segars killed in action. >> the paper hacked into the voice mail of 13-year-old millie dowler while she was still missing and the hacker even deleted some voice mails, giving her family false hope she was still alive. >> stephen: anything else? >> victims included actress sienna miller and star hugh grant. >> stephen: oh, hugh grant. he hasn't had a movie in like two years. but just how big of a scandal is this? >> after 168 years now, the "news of the world" has put its last issue to bed. the tabloid was shut down this past week by its owner, rupert murdoch. >> stephen: so big that a paper going out of business is news. [laughter] well, the media sharks are licking their chops, and not just because riewp ertd looks like a dead squid. [laughter] look at how gleefully the competition is reporting this story. >> the scandal deepens for rupert murdoch and his media empire rocked by shame. >> i'm not really hearing a response f
>> rupert murdoch said "news of the world" tried to hack into the voice mails of victims of the 9/11 attacks. >> as well as the voice mails of families of british segars killed in action. >> the paper hacked into the voice mail of 13-year-old millie dowler while she was still missing and the hacker even deleted some voice mails, giving her family false hope she was still alive. >> stephen: anything else? >> victims included actress sienna miller and star...
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as pressure grows on rupert murdoch to testify in london and possibly washington. we will the latest on that in a bit. every day, a new development. >> that is right. >> looks like that thing is a thing of the past. we will get to that coming up. >>> first with time running out to increase the debt limit, tensions running high in the ongoing negotiations at the white house. according to republicans, the president abruptly walked out of wednesday's meeting. cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cordes joins us from capitol hill with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. it appears patience is wearing thin in the room where the president is meeting at the white house with eight top congressional leaders. both sides accuse the other of moving the goal posts, of failing to lead, and now it appears the president has had enough. they may have been all smiles at the start of the meeting. but tensions flared after house majority leader eric cantor, a republican from virginia, repeatedly proposed a series of short-term extensions of the debt limit
as pressure grows on rupert murdoch to testify in london and possibly washington. we will the latest on that in a bit. every day, a new development. >> that is right. >> looks like that thing is a thing of the past. we will get to that coming up. >>> first with time running out to increase the debt limit, tensions running high in the ongoing negotiations at the white house. according to republicans, the president abruptly walked out of wednesday's meeting. cbs news...
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, news corp because they have felt so long they had to deal with murdoch. this is an interesting dynamic, and do you believe that we are seeing the tip of the iceberg here? >> i do. because just anecdotally commonsensically, that it could be one reporter or one investigator or one newspaper. one thing i love to go to the uk about is 7 to 10 dailies in london alone and if you think we relish a free press here in the united states, look at how many they keep afloat, and salaciousness is what keeps fleet street going, and if this is how they have been doing it, the industry deserves a big tumble, and murdoch included. >> michael smerconish in on this hot topic that is not going away. >>> and the suspect accused of the gruesome murder of an-year-old boy makes the first appearance in court, and we are now hearing the details from the chilling confession this man gave to police. >>> plus, secretly revealing the identity of an analyst who helped track down osama bin laden, has been exposed despite attempts to keep him anonymous, and now some are warning of deadly
, news corp because they have felt so long they had to deal with murdoch. this is an interesting dynamic, and do you believe that we are seeing the tip of the iceberg here? >> i do. because just anecdotally commonsensically, that it could be one reporter or one investigator or one newspaper. one thing i love to go to the uk about is 7 to 10 dailies in london alone and if you think we relish a free press here in the united states, look at how many they keep afloat, and salaciousness is...
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. >> oh, my gosh, i'm so >> stephen: tonight, will a scandal bring down rupert murdoch? no. then a new threat from gitmo detainees. if they get any more dangerous, we might have to charge them with something. and my guest is jose antonio vargas, who recently admitted being an illegal immigrant. my original guest was the american whose job he stole. who has two thumbs and is incredibly bad at gesturing at himself? this is "the colbert report." captioning sponsored by comedy central [theme song playing] [cheering and applause] >> stephen: thank you for joining us, everybody. [audience chanting "stephen"] oh, that's nice. thank you for joining us. you know, once these people... once these people start chanting my name, you can't stop them. [laughter] folks, i want to say hello to everybody watching in america, especially to our viewers in italy. welcome. [cheering and applause] buenos aires. folks, tonight america sits helplessly by while we inch closer to a catastrophe. and i'm not talking about the debt ceiling. someone will do something about that. i'm talking about the hell
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>> a guy tries to give rupert murdoch with a pie in the face. jeanne moos has her take on this close shave. >>> check this out. kiran showed this to us earlier. it's bigger, it's brighter. cnn.com/video. we will be right back. [ dr. ling ] i need to get the results from the m.r.i. see if the blood work is ready. review ms. cooper's history. and i want to see katie before she goes home. [ male announcer ] with integrated healthcare solutions from dell, every patient file is where dr. ling needs it. now she can spend more time with patients and less time on paperwork. ♪ dell. the power to do more. [ engine idling ] [ male announcer ] talking a big game about your engine is one thing. having the proven history that can back it up is a whole nother story. unsurpassed torque... best in class towing... legendary cummins engines. which engine do you want powering your truck? guts. glory. ram. britta olsen is my patient. i spend long hours with her checking her heart rate, administering her medication, and just making her comfortable. one night britta
>> a guy tries to give rupert murdoch with a pie in the face. jeanne moos has her take on this close shave. >>> check this out. kiran showed this to us earlier. it's bigger, it's brighter. cnn.com/video. we will be right back. [ dr. ling ] i need to get the results from the m.r.i. see if the blood work is ready. review ms. cooper's history. and i want to see katie before she goes home. [ male announcer ] with integrated healthcare solutions from dell, every patient file is where...
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who knows whether rupert murdoch will take notice of that. the other big story, the commerce committee chairman, jay rockefeller saying there's got to be an investigation, did news corp hack into u.s. citizens' phones, 9/11 victims. he said there would be serious consequences. the big question people are asking here is how much is the news corp empire and rupert murdoch going to be hurt in the u.s. as well. ali? >> that is a good question. i'm a tweeter. you're a tweeter. one of the interesting things about this is somebody figured out using geo cashing or labeling of locations where people tweet from, where people tweet. a visualization of it. tell us about it. >> it's this data visualization project from a photographer by the name of eric fisher. what he's done is basically tag tweets and flicker pictures used from around the world. look at this pretty picture in the u.s. the flitter pictures in red, more on the west coast. twitter more on the east coast. you look at europe and asia is where they're both used very much as well. white show t
who knows whether rupert murdoch will take notice of that. the other big story, the commerce committee chairman, jay rockefeller saying there's got to be an investigation, did news corp hack into u.s. citizens' phones, 9/11 victims. he said there would be serious consequences. the big question people are asking here is how much is the news corp empire and rupert murdoch going to be hurt in the u.s. as well. ali? >> that is a good question. i'm a tweeter. you're a tweeter. one of the...
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now to the latest on rupert murdoch. his media empire includes the times of london, the "wall street journal" and the fox network, and he was on the verge of acquiring the british sky broadcasting satellite network. but elizabeth palmer reports the tabloid hacking scandal forced him to pull the plug on that deal today as lawmakers on both side called for investigations. >> reporter: it's a sight many people thought they would never see. media tycoon rupert murdoch in retreat. today he abandoned his controversial $12 billion plan to expand into britain's lucrative satellite television business in a surrender to public outrage and political pressure. >> what has happened to this company is disgraceful, it got to be addressed at every level, and they should stop thinking about mergers when they've got to sort out the mess they've created. >> reporter: the prime minister david cameron met today with the parents of the teen-age girl milly dowler whose stone lies at the heart of this scandal. she was murdered in 2002, but only
now to the latest on rupert murdoch. his media empire includes the times of london, the "wall street journal" and the fox network, and he was on the verge of acquiring the british sky broadcasting satellite network. but elizabeth palmer reports the tabloid hacking scandal forced him to pull the plug on that deal today as lawmakers on both side called for investigations. >> reporter: it's a sight many people thought they would never see. media tycoon rupert murdoch in retreat....
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murdoch said he could not make the hearing. parliament plans to issue a formal summons, but it's not clear that murdoch can be forced to testify because he's not a british citizen. >>> india says did not see it coming. there was no intelligence a terror attack was imminent. the three bombs that exploded in mumbai yesterday killed 18 people. investigators still don't know who is behind the explosions. >> the fact that the street blast took place within minutes of each other separated by perhaps eight to ten minutes shows that it was a coordinated terror attack. >>> the credit rating agency said it is considering a downgrade. it's concerned that debt ceiling talks haven't produced a deal yet. the president and congressional leaders need an agreement by august 2nd, or the u.s. risks defaulting on its bills. both sides will meet again today, the sixth time since last thursday. things got a bit hot yesterday. the president told house majority leader, eric cantor, don't call my bluff, and he abruptly left the room. >> reporter: the p
murdoch said he could not make the hearing. parliament plans to issue a formal summons, but it's not clear that murdoch can be forced to testify because he's not a british citizen. >>> india says did not see it coming. there was no intelligence a terror attack was imminent. the three bombs that exploded in mumbai yesterday killed 18 people. investigators still don't know who is behind the explosions. >> the fact that the street blast took place within minutes of each other...
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murdoch was unhurt. before that, rupert sought to distance himself from the news of the world thought to be one of his favorite titles. >> this is not an excuse. here's the one with less than 1% of our company and 53,000 people around the world. we have prior and great and unethical and distinguished people. >> one was sitting beside him. his son whose apparent lack of knowledge at times seemed almost comical. here questions about key documents that weren't initially handed over from news international's lawyers to the police >> the lying with them. >> i cannot speak to other individual's knowledge in the past. i can't. i simply can't speak for them. >> stewart? >> the same goes. i simply can't speak for them. >> critics call this stonewalli stonewalling. james murdoch was clear on one point. >> i would like to say how sorry i am and how sorry we are. to particularly the victims of illegal voice mail interceptions and their families >> at times they appeared overwhelmed or unsure how to answer or could s
murdoch was unhurt. before that, rupert sought to distance himself from the news of the world thought to be one of his favorite titles. >> this is not an excuse. here's the one with less than 1% of our company and 53,000 people around the world. we have prior and great and unethical and distinguished people. >> one was sitting beside him. his son whose apparent lack of knowledge at times seemed almost comical. here questions about key documents that weren't initially handed over...
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but she's seen as james -- it's seen as james murdoch's company to run when rupert murdoch leaves. if she tries to assert a role when rupert murdoch leaves, she's had conflicts with the older murdoch children and might have a fight on her hands if she tries to do that. >> thank you very much. good work. >>> the space shuttle program now history in the united states. stand by to see the end of an era in pictures. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. yeah, dirt? do you think the two of us will ever find the one? well, we've been left behind by so many mops and brooms... aw, man! ...but we have got... see ya! ...each other.
but she's seen as james -- it's seen as james murdoch's company to run when rupert murdoch leaves. if she tries to assert a role when rupert murdoch leaves, she's had conflicts with the older murdoch children and might have a fight on her hands if she tries to do that. >> thank you very much. good work. >>> the space shuttle program now history in the united states. stand by to see the end of an era in pictures. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of...
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murdoch or by rebekah brooks? >> i forget, but i expect it was my son. >> when were you informed about the payments made to gordon taylor and max clifford? >> nope. >> you were not informed? >> nope. >> did you or anyone else at your organization investigate this at the time? >> no. >> is that right? >> i forget the days. i never heard -- i didn't hear that. that is the first i've heard of that. i just don't remember. there's no excuse for breaking the law at any time, sorry. >> a man named vincent "the chin" used to wander around greenwich village. which, in fact, he was. his scheme did not work. vinny the chin was convicted on racketeering and conspiracy charges in the 1990s, he ultimately died in prison. is rupert murdoch pulling a vinny the chin here? is he going to drop the whole fake limp or is rupert murdoch really that out of his depth, unaware of most things going on around him, unaware even of how much he's using his hands when he talks? meanwhile, rupert murdoch's son, james, only 38 years old, so he ca
murdoch or by rebekah brooks? >> i forget, but i expect it was my son. >> when were you informed about the payments made to gordon taylor and max clifford? >> nope. >> you were not informed? >> nope. >> did you or anyone else at your organization investigate this at the time? >> no. >> is that right? >> i forget the days. i never heard -- i didn't hear that. that is the first i've heard of that. i just don't remember. there's no excuse for...
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would murdoch know about these practices? people under him? >> well, people under him certainly should have done. when rebecca brooks, his right-hand woman in britain was doing my job i was looking at the same books. we were sending 4,000 pounds a week on private investigators doing these kind of practices. just extraordinary if she was the department boss who then moved up to be editor. how could you not notice expending over 100 grand a year on this kind of thing and not ask what it's for. her position is ludicrous. >> rupert murdoch and his son james will testify tuesday at a parliamentary committee meeting on the scandal. rebecca brooks is supposed to testify as well. her arrest may limit what she says. still ahead on cnn tonight. >> miss -- you will be held in contempt of this court. >> i don't care. i haven't done anything to this court. i haven't done anything to him. >> she'll be arrested for contempt of court. go now. >> what was she thinking? attacking a judge? security officers to the rescue, all caught on camera. we'll talk with th
would murdoch know about these practices? people under him? >> well, people under him certainly should have done. when rebecca brooks, his right-hand woman in britain was doing my job i was looking at the same books. we were sending 4,000 pounds a week on private investigators doing these kind of practices. just extraordinary if she was the department boss who then moved up to be editor. how could you not notice expending over 100 grand a year on this kind of thing and not ask what it's...
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robert m -- rupert murdoch is, if nothing else, decisive. he did exactly the right thing. >> last word. see you next week.
robert m -- rupert murdoch is, if nothing else, decisive. he did exactly the right thing. >> last word. see you next week.
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. >>> finally the phone hack iing scandal rocking rupert murdoch's british newspapers may be reaching across the atlantic. reporters at the murdoch owned "new york post" have been told to hold on to any documents that may be related to phone hacking or paying off british police. >>> finally an early pardon for one lucky turkey. veterinarians are virginia are treating a turkey whoho recentl fell off a poultry truck. i'm not sure how that happens.s. the 45-pound bird has been nicknamed miss november but miss november is expected to end up on a farm sanctuary to peacefully live out the rest of her life. i bet you guys would never guess how fast a turkey can run. >> 35 miles an hour. >> genius. >> he may have told me before the broadcast. >> you've been chased by a turkey. >> chased by a lot of turkey, man. >> rununng fast, ron. >> thank you, ron. >> now time for the weather and casey curry from our houston station abc 13. good morning, casey. >> hey, good morning, bianna. lease talk a little more about what was tropical storm don. matt gutman mentioned this was not a big rainmaker and yo
. >>> finally the phone hack iing scandal rocking rupert murdoch's british newspapers may be reaching across the atlantic. reporters at the murdoch owned "new york post" have been told to hold on to any documents that may be related to phone hacking or paying off british police. >>> finally an early pardon for one lucky turkey. veterinarians are virginia are treating a turkey whoho recentl fell off a poultry truck. i'm not sure how that happens.s. the 45-pound bird...
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big apple i pad protesters demanded an investigation into his publications that we know what murdoch does in england because he was caught and we want congress to investigate what he's doing here in the united states we don't know if newspapers are hacking other people in this country yet but i see no reason to put it past them so how far from potential public embarrassment do american newspapers stand the ones that are owned by rupert murdoch without question the new york post. is one of the most hideous deceitful. tools of the of criminals that there could be when it comes to getting scandal sold in the u.s. counting on the readers short attention span is a common publishing trick jennifer aniston and brad pitt have gotten together about forty two times so far this year and i haven't seen progress together since two thousand and six they were able to keep selling and repackaging the same story that isn't even a story no good look asian british myth to paying for it for me. but that's also often a technicality what a lot of mainstream news publications can get away with doing is eve
big apple i pad protesters demanded an investigation into his publications that we know what murdoch does in england because he was caught and we want congress to investigate what he's doing here in the united states we don't know if newspapers are hacking other people in this country yet but i see no reason to put it past them so how far from potential public embarrassment do american newspapers stand the ones that are owned by rupert murdoch without question the new york post. is one of the...
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the fbi opens an investigation into whether rupert murdoch's news corp tried to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. >>> and reefer madness. mexican soldiers bust the country's largest marijuana mexican soldiers bust the country's largest marijuana plantation ever. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with the hard bargain. as the nation's deficit clock ticks closer to default, lawmakers will regroup today after a week of tense white house negotiations. the president will hold a news conference this morning while on capitol hill a backup plan proposed by senator minority leader mitch mcconnell appears to be gaining momentum. nbc's kristen dahlgren has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. we'll hear from the president in just a few hours. his second press conference this week. he's really taking it to the american people, as he told lawmakers that they have until saturday to try to come up with some type of plan moving forward. yester
the fbi opens an investigation into whether rupert murdoch's news corp tried to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. >>> and reefer madness. mexican soldiers bust the country's largest marijuana mexican soldiers bust the country's largest marijuana plantation ever. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with the hard bargain. as the nation's...
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has unanimously backed james murdoch to remain chairman of the company. there were a lot of questions about his testimony before parliament and whether there was some wiggle room in terms of telling the truth there, but it looks like the directors of his board have said yes, he's the guy to lead us into the future and have given him their unanimous support. >>> instead of using $800,000 to buy a house, you can buy a whole town. we will tell you where. >>> plus, you have no doubt heard the term raise the roof. ♪ raise the debt ceiling >> now a rap artist is rapping about raising the debt ceiling. [ fe male announcer ] everybody loves that cushiony feeling. uh oh. i gotta go. [ female announcer ] and with charmin ultra soft, you can get that same cushiony feeling while still using less. its design is soft and more absorbent. so you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. ah. [ female announcer ] charmin ultra soft. riding the dog like it's a small horse is frowned upon in this establishment! luckily though, ya know, i conceal this bad boy
has unanimously backed james murdoch to remain chairman of the company. there were a lot of questions about his testimony before parliament and whether there was some wiggle room in terms of telling the truth there, but it looks like the directors of his board have said yes, he's the guy to lead us into the future and have given him their unanimous support. >>> instead of using $800,000 to buy a house, you can buy a whole town. we will tell you where. >>> plus, you have no...
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nor brooks nor the murdoch empire. lynn, back to you. >> jim maceda in london for us. jim, thanks so much. >>> well, back here at home on capitol hill the back and forth battle over the nation's budget crisis will reach the house floor today when republicans vote on a plan calling for steep spending cuts in return for raising the debt ceiling. well, democrats say the measure will never pass the senate, and president obama has vowed to veto the bill. still, the president is saying he is seeing progress. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. republicans are calling this bill cut, cap and balance. essentially they want to cut the deficit, cap what the federal government is spending and then move toward a balanced budget amendment. an amendment to the constitution. democrats say those cuts hurt too heavily medicare and social security. it is expected to pass the house, not expected to pass the senate. will not get the president's signature. so that, de
nor brooks nor the murdoch empire. lynn, back to you. >> jim maceda in london for us. jim, thanks so much. >>> well, back here at home on capitol hill the back and forth battle over the nation's budget crisis will reach the house floor today when republicans vote on a plan calling for steep spending cuts in return for raising the debt ceiling. well, democrats say the measure will never pass the senate, and president obama has vowed to veto the bill. still, the president is saying...
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rebecca brooks and james murdoch and rupert murdoch will testify before a select committee about the actions of the journalist working. it is the first time they will face such questions and members of the public will watch this and it will be broadcast on tuesday. >> thank you, jane. >> and close call when two planes collide on the runway in boston's airport. don't go anywhere else. we'll listenn in on the newly released air traffic control tape right after the break . ♪ [ slurp! ] [ female announcer ] hey, ladies, here's a little something [ chomp! ] you'll find irresistible, cinnamon toast crunch, with a delicious cinnamon and sugar taste that's amazing. crave those crazy squares. [ slurp! ] the motorola expert from sprint. its powerful tools help you work faster and smarter so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it lets you access business forms on the go, fire off e-mails with the qwerty keypad, and work securely around the world so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it's the android-powered phone that mixes business with pleasure. so let's get our work done, am
rebecca brooks and james murdoch and rupert murdoch will testify before a select committee about the actions of the journalist working. it is the first time they will face such questions and members of the public will watch this and it will be broadcast on tuesday. >> thank you, jane. >> and close call when two planes collide on the runway in boston's airport. don't go anywhere else. we'll listenn in on the newly released air traffic control tape right after the break . ♪ [ slurp!...